Iryna Kushnir
Biographic Data
| ID | 4085227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iryna Kushnir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iryna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kushnir |
| SIGNATURE | KUSHNIR I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nottingham Trent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0727-7208 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Home as a site of educational governance: How caregivers’ enforcement of homework reflects the devolution of school accountability
In England’s high-stakes accountability regime, schools routinely depend on parents to secure academic performance beyond the school day. This article conceptualises homework as a policy technology of governance that responsibilises caregivers and extends performative accountability into the domestic sphere, a perspective that has received limited attention in UK education policy research. Drawing on a sequential mixed-methods study across three …
The School of Joy: Ingredients of a Happy Childhood According to a Recipe From Little Nicolas and Its Authors R. Goscinny and J. J. Sempé
The article is devoted to the study of the components of the concept of “joy of childhood” in the work «The Adventures of Little Nicolas» by R. Gosсinny and J. J. Sempé, which is indicative of the kind of childhood as “carefree joy” in the vision of French authors of the 50s and 60s of the XX-th c. The main problems that remain relevant today have been defined: the perception of the world through the eyes of a child, types of friendship and the a…
A Journey to Childhood Through Flavours, Smells, Sounds and Colors: D. Laferriere's Novel “The Smell of Coffee”
The article is devoted to the study of D. Laferrière’s novel “The Smell of Coffee” in order to demonstrate the discourse of childhood-as-joy. The colour-olfactory-sound poetics of the text shows how the author’s artistic intention is realised through a sentimental-humorous or nostalgic-poetic code in accordance with his childhood memories. The colour imagery, as well as the gustatory and olfactory elements functioning as markers of the main chara…
‘It is more than just education. It’s also a peace policy’: (Re)imagining the mission of the European Higher Education Area in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Following the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, scholarship has not yet addressed the role of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in this context. This paper asks: What is the political role of the EHEA as an institution and the instrumentalisation of its higher education (HE) cooperation initiatives in the context of the invasion? To investigate this, the paper thematically analyses interviews with represe…
Pursuit of ethical research in a war zone: A quest for freedom
Ethical research in war zones is crucial yet underexplored, especially when analysed as a practice of freedom. Existing scholarship primarily focuses on safety challenges, the implications of researchers' outsider position, and the politicisation of research in war zones. This paper addresses the gap in understanding the emancipatory potential of ethical research, using the case of Ukrainian universities. It employs a statistical analysis of surv…
Crafting agency in a host community: Accessing and participating in the English higher education sector by Ukrainian refugees
Following Russia's launch of a full‐scale war against Ukraine in 2022, scholarship has not yet addressed how Ukrainian refugees in England have been navigating the challenges of developing their agency in pursuing opportunities to participate in the higher education (HE) sector. To address this gap, this paper thematically analyses 11 oral history interviews with Ukrainian refugees. The findings demonstrate that accessing and participating in the…
The Role of the “Periphery” in the Development of the “Center: External Forces Shaping the European Higher Education Area
Discussions on the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) often highlight its global influence. However, the role of non-EHEA countries—the “periphery”—in shaping its development remains underexplored. This article examines how the “periphery” has contributed to the EHEA’s evolution. Drawing on world-system and decolonial theories and using critical discourse analysis of 26 EHEA documents (1998–2024), we argue that the “periphery” is not merely a …
The Myth of the Golden Age in the Novel «land on the Heavens» by Ch. F. Ramuz
The peculiarities of the reflection of the myth of the golden age on the example of the novel "Land on the Heavens", which is indicative to highlight this problem in the vision by the Swiss French-speaking writer from the beginning of 20th century Ch. F. Ramuz, have been studied. The components of this myth such as the concept of "eternal peasant" and "small homeland" which are the main concepts of the author's aesthetics have been mentioned. Acc…
The orchestration of a sustainable development agenda in the European Higher Education Area
Purpose This paper aims to ask how the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has orchestrated a sustainable development (SD) agenda in its international policy since 2020. Design/methodology/approach By drawing on theoretical ideas around policy orchestration as a key UN governing strategy and applying them to the analysis of the progression of the SD agenda in the EHEA, the paper conducts a thematic analysis of six recent key EHEA international …
Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy
The term "prosumers" coined by Toffler, relates to those customers who also engage in the co-creation of products, which they only partly consume, and whose balance is made available to a broader group. But even though the role of prosumers is increasingly relevant as a more comprehensive number of people are engaging in the production of products to be shared by others, there is a need for studies that aim at identifying how widespread they are,…
Constructed world culture instruments for European Higher Education Area global diffusion
Global educational reforms and policy trends suggest a growing convergence in educational systems worldwide, often attributed to the culturally embedded nature of nation-states and world-society models. However, in this article, we argue that these explanations are insufficient to fully account for the global diffusion of certain policies, as they often overlook the influential role of powerful actors in global policy dissemination. We analyse th…
The politics of higher education: The European Higher Education Area through the eyes of its stakeholders in France and Italy
This article explores recent politics of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by focusing on the examination of the continuing involvement of France and Italy in it, which are two – of the EHEA’s founding countries. The study reported in this article is built on a theoretical observation that higher education is political. It relies on expert interviews with representatives from key policy-making institutions in France and Italy, and key rec…
Opportunities for Organization of Classes in Foreign Languages by Means of Microsoft Teams (in the Practice of Teaching Ukrainian as a Foreign Language)
The characteristic aspects of learning a foreign language require special resources and tools for online learning. Criteria for choosing educational platforms depend on the key elements of an academic subject area. Microsoft Teams (hereafter, MT) educational platform is considered to be a competitive one because it meets most of the needs that arise during the formation of a secondary linguistic persona. Due to a large number of enterprise progra…
UK membership(s) in the European Higher Education Area post-2020: A ‘Europeanisation’ agenda
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is an international initiative for the harmonisation of higher education (HE) systems in 49 countries. Literature about UK’s participation in the EHEA is limited, and the role of EHEA’s membership for the UK, particularly after the end of the Brexit transitional period, has not been researched. The originality of the study reported in this paper is in addressing this gap by exploring the perspectives of k…
Rational-Choice Neo-Institutionalism in Europeanization in the UK and Germany: A Toolkit Offered by Their Memberships in the European Higher Education Area
This article presents an analysis of an increasingly political nature of the rationales behind the memberships of the UK and Germany in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). This analysis is guided by rational-choice neo-institutionalism and is based on expert interviews with key stakeholders in both countries as well as their relevant official communications. This article serves as an important stepping-stone to the investigation of the lin…
Storytelling Technique in Teaching Ukrainian as a Foreign Language Remotely
Global digitalization processes of educational environment, which are currently taking place, require to develop new techniques for teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language. This research presents the results of experimental implementation of storytelling technique into the process of language education of foreign non-philological specialities students in Ukrainian higher education institutions. Due to the specific pedagogical conditions of teach…
Education and the UN Development Goals Projects (MDGs and SDGs): Definitions, Links, Operationalisations
The United Nations (UN) has orchestrated a mobilisation of the world community over the past 20 years, to tackle a range of global problems via two consecutive development projects: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Research focused on education in these projects is fragmented, with apparent gaps in knowledge around: i) the definition of education; ii) the links between the education goal and ot…
Referentiality mechanisms in EU education policymaking: The case of the European Education Area
In 2017, the European Union (EU) initiated the development of the European Education Area (EEA). The referentiality approach frames an original and timely inquiry into how EU policymakers explain the reasons for the development of the EEA. This inquiry relies on thematic analysis of relevant key policy materials, produced by the European Commission and the Council of the EU. The findings highlight a range of internal and external referentiality m…
The Role of the European Education Area in European Union Integration in Times of Crises – Addendum
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Role of the European Education Area in European Union Integration in Times of Crises
The European Union has faced many crises, such as populism, xenophobia, economic and political challenges, to name a few. This has resulted in some questioning whether the EU will survive. Herein, the neo-institutionalist perspective on crises in EU integration frames an original and timely inquiry into the role of a new EU initiative – the European Education Area – in supporting EU integration in these challenging times. This inquiry relies on a…
Modelling of the Childhood World in the Novel “Margherita Dolcevita” by S. Benni
In the article the problem of the childhood in the novel “Margherita Dolcevita” by S. Benni has been studied. The well-known Italian author shows the particular situation when the child comes into collision with the world of adults for the first time. That’s why the main character 15-year-old Margherita became an active adolescent who fights for her family and the main family values. The narrative subjectified child’s “I” reflects the world-view …
The voice of inclusion in the midst of neoliberalist noise in the Bologna Process
This article belongs to a limited body of scholarship concerning inclusion in the Bologna Process. The Bologna Process aims to create the European Higher Education Area with comparable higher education structures within the European Higher Education Area member states. Unlike previous research that focuses on the implementation of one of the Bologna Process inclusion-related action lines (i.e. lifelong learning, student-centred education and soci…
EU Integration in the (Post)-Migrant-Crisis Context: Learning New Integration Modes
This article explores the integration of the European Union (EU) as an institution after the 2015–2016 migrant crisis. Qualitative data from elite interviews in Brussels and policy analysis, in the framework of a bigger project about the impact of the migrant crisis on European integration, highlight EU learning about new integration modes as a key theme following the crisis. The article focuses on this theme and argues that EU integration has be…
The development of policy actors involved in the Bologna reform in Ukraine
The Bologna Process is an international policy project for the convergence of higher education structures in the European Higher Education Area. Most of the literature on Bologna represents studies that focus on the implementation implications of the reforms. The focus on the reform process, particularly in relation to the development process of Bologna policy actors, has been under-represented in the literature. This article investigates the pro…
Policy Learning in the Development of Bologna Study Cycles in Ukraine
The Role of the European Education Area in European Union Integration in Times of Crises
The European Union has faced many crises, such as populism, xenophobia, economic and political challenges, to name a few. This has resulted in some questioning whether the EU will survive. Herein, the neo-institutionalist perspective on crises in EU integration frames an original and timely inquiry into the role of a new EU initiative – the European Education Area – in supporting EU integration in these challenging times. This inquiry relies on a…
EU Integration in the (Post)-Migrant-Crisis Context: Learning New Integration Modes
This article explores the integration of the European Union (EU) as an institution after the 2015–2016 migrant crisis. Qualitative data from elite interviews in Brussels and policy analysis, in the framework of a bigger project about the impact of the migrant crisis on European integration, highlight EU learning about new integration modes as a key theme following the crisis. The article focuses on this theme and argues that EU integration has be…
Constructed world culture instruments for European Higher Education Area global diffusion
Global educational reforms and policy trends suggest a growing convergence in educational systems worldwide, often attributed to the culturally embedded nature of nation-states and world-society models. However, in this article, we argue that these explanations are insufficient to fully account for the global diffusion of certain policies, as they often overlook the influential role of powerful actors in global policy dissemination. We analyse th…
Policy Learning in the Development of Bologna Study Cycles in Ukraine
The development of policy actors involved in the Bologna reform in Ukraine
The Bologna Process is an international policy project for the convergence of higher education structures in the European Higher Education Area. Most of the literature on Bologna represents studies that focus on the implementation implications of the reforms. The focus on the reform process, particularly in relation to the development process of Bologna policy actors, has been under-represented in the literature. This article investigates the pro…
Policy Learning in the Development of Bologna Study Cycles in Ukraine
Modelling of the Childhood World in the Novel “Margherita Dolcevita” by S. Benni
In the article the problem of the childhood in the novel “Margherita Dolcevita” by S. Benni has been studied. The well-known Italian author shows the particular situation when the child comes into collision with the world of adults for the first time. That’s why the main character 15-year-old Margherita became an active adolescent who fights for her family and the main family values. The narrative subjectified child’s “I” reflects the world-view …
The voice of inclusion in the midst of neoliberalist noise in the Bologna Process
This article belongs to a limited body of scholarship concerning inclusion in the Bologna Process. The Bologna Process aims to create the European Higher Education Area with comparable higher education structures within the European Higher Education Area member states. Unlike previous research that focuses on the implementation of one of the Bologna Process inclusion-related action lines (i.e. lifelong learning, student-centred education and soci…
EU Integration in the (Post)-Migrant-Crisis Context: Learning New Integration Modes
This article explores the integration of the European Union (EU) as an institution after the 2015–2016 migrant crisis. Qualitative data from elite interviews in Brussels and policy analysis, in the framework of a bigger project about the impact of the migrant crisis on European integration, highlight EU learning about new integration modes as a key theme following the crisis. The article focuses on this theme and argues that EU integration has be…
The Role of the European Education Area in European Union Integration in Times of Crises – Addendum
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Role of the European Education Area in European Union Integration in Times of Crises
The European Union has faced many crises, such as populism, xenophobia, economic and political challenges, to name a few. This has resulted in some questioning whether the EU will survive. Herein, the neo-institutionalist perspective on crises in EU integration frames an original and timely inquiry into the role of a new EU initiative – the European Education Area – in supporting EU integration in these challenging times. This inquiry relies on a…
Storytelling Technique in Teaching Ukrainian as a Foreign Language Remotely
Global digitalization processes of educational environment, which are currently taking place, require to develop new techniques for teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language. This research presents the results of experimental implementation of storytelling technique into the process of language education of foreign non-philological specialities students in Ukrainian higher education institutions. Due to the specific pedagogical conditions of teach…
Education and the UN Development Goals Projects (MDGs and SDGs): Definitions, Links, Operationalisations
The United Nations (UN) has orchestrated a mobilisation of the world community over the past 20 years, to tackle a range of global problems via two consecutive development projects: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Research focused on education in these projects is fragmented, with apparent gaps in knowledge around: i) the definition of education; ii) the links between the education goal and ot…
Referentiality mechanisms in EU education policymaking: The case of the European Education Area
In 2017, the European Union (EU) initiated the development of the European Education Area (EEA). The referentiality approach frames an original and timely inquiry into how EU policymakers explain the reasons for the development of the EEA. This inquiry relies on thematic analysis of relevant key policy materials, produced by the European Commission and the Council of the EU. The findings highlight a range of internal and external referentiality m…
The politics of higher education: The European Higher Education Area through the eyes of its stakeholders in France and Italy
This article explores recent politics of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by focusing on the examination of the continuing involvement of France and Italy in it, which are two – of the EHEA’s founding countries. The study reported in this article is built on a theoretical observation that higher education is political. It relies on expert interviews with representatives from key policy-making institutions in France and Italy, and key rec…
Opportunities for Organization of Classes in Foreign Languages by Means of Microsoft Teams (in the Practice of Teaching Ukrainian as a Foreign Language)
The characteristic aspects of learning a foreign language require special resources and tools for online learning. Criteria for choosing educational platforms depend on the key elements of an academic subject area. Microsoft Teams (hereafter, MT) educational platform is considered to be a competitive one because it meets most of the needs that arise during the formation of a secondary linguistic persona. Due to a large number of enterprise progra…
UK membership(s) in the European Higher Education Area post-2020: A ‘Europeanisation’ agenda
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is an international initiative for the harmonisation of higher education (HE) systems in 49 countries. Literature about UK’s participation in the EHEA is limited, and the role of EHEA’s membership for the UK, particularly after the end of the Brexit transitional period, has not been researched. The originality of the study reported in this paper is in addressing this gap by exploring the perspectives of k…
Rational-Choice Neo-Institutionalism in Europeanization in the UK and Germany: A Toolkit Offered by Their Memberships in the European Higher Education Area
This article presents an analysis of an increasingly political nature of the rationales behind the memberships of the UK and Germany in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). This analysis is guided by rational-choice neo-institutionalism and is based on expert interviews with key stakeholders in both countries as well as their relevant official communications. This article serves as an important stepping-stone to the investigation of the lin…
The Myth of the Golden Age in the Novel «land on the Heavens» by Ch. F. Ramuz
The peculiarities of the reflection of the myth of the golden age on the example of the novel "Land on the Heavens", which is indicative to highlight this problem in the vision by the Swiss French-speaking writer from the beginning of 20th century Ch. F. Ramuz, have been studied. The components of this myth such as the concept of "eternal peasant" and "small homeland" which are the main concepts of the author's aesthetics have been mentioned. Acc…
The orchestration of a sustainable development agenda in the European Higher Education Area
Purpose This paper aims to ask how the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has orchestrated a sustainable development (SD) agenda in its international policy since 2020. Design/methodology/approach By drawing on theoretical ideas around policy orchestration as a key UN governing strategy and applying them to the analysis of the progression of the SD agenda in the EHEA, the paper conducts a thematic analysis of six recent key EHEA international …
Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy
The term "prosumers" coined by Toffler, relates to those customers who also engage in the co-creation of products, which they only partly consume, and whose balance is made available to a broader group. But even though the role of prosumers is increasingly relevant as a more comprehensive number of people are engaging in the production of products to be shared by others, there is a need for studies that aim at identifying how widespread they are,…
Constructed world culture instruments for European Higher Education Area global diffusion
Global educational reforms and policy trends suggest a growing convergence in educational systems worldwide, often attributed to the culturally embedded nature of nation-states and world-society models. However, in this article, we argue that these explanations are insufficient to fully account for the global diffusion of certain policies, as they often overlook the influential role of powerful actors in global policy dissemination. We analyse th…
The School of Joy: Ingredients of a Happy Childhood According to a Recipe From Little Nicolas and Its Authors R. Goscinny and J. J. Sempé
The article is devoted to the study of the components of the concept of “joy of childhood” in the work «The Adventures of Little Nicolas» by R. Gosсinny and J. J. Sempé, which is indicative of the kind of childhood as “carefree joy” in the vision of French authors of the 50s and 60s of the XX-th c. The main problems that remain relevant today have been defined: the perception of the world through the eyes of a child, types of friendship and the a…
A Journey to Childhood Through Flavours, Smells, Sounds and Colors: D. Laferriere's Novel “The Smell of Coffee”
The article is devoted to the study of D. Laferrière’s novel “The Smell of Coffee” in order to demonstrate the discourse of childhood-as-joy. The colour-olfactory-sound poetics of the text shows how the author’s artistic intention is realised through a sentimental-humorous or nostalgic-poetic code in accordance with his childhood memories. The colour imagery, as well as the gustatory and olfactory elements functioning as markers of the main chara…
‘It is more than just education. It’s also a peace policy’: (Re)imagining the mission of the European Higher Education Area in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Following the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, scholarship has not yet addressed the role of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in this context. This paper asks: What is the political role of the EHEA as an institution and the instrumentalisation of its higher education (HE) cooperation initiatives in the context of the invasion? To investigate this, the paper thematically analyses interviews with represe…
Pursuit of ethical research in a war zone: A quest for freedom
Ethical research in war zones is crucial yet underexplored, especially when analysed as a practice of freedom. Existing scholarship primarily focuses on safety challenges, the implications of researchers' outsider position, and the politicisation of research in war zones. This paper addresses the gap in understanding the emancipatory potential of ethical research, using the case of Ukrainian universities. It employs a statistical analysis of surv…
Crafting agency in a host community: Accessing and participating in the English higher education sector by Ukrainian refugees
Following Russia's launch of a full‐scale war against Ukraine in 2022, scholarship has not yet addressed how Ukrainian refugees in England have been navigating the challenges of developing their agency in pursuing opportunities to participate in the higher education (HE) sector. To address this gap, this paper thematically analyses 11 oral history interviews with Ukrainian refugees. The findings demonstrate that accessing and participating in the…
The Role of the “Periphery” in the Development of the “Center: External Forces Shaping the European Higher Education Area
Discussions on the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) often highlight its global influence. However, the role of non-EHEA countries—the “periphery”—in shaping its development remains underexplored. This article examines how the “periphery” has contributed to the EHEA’s evolution. Drawing on world-system and decolonial theories and using critical discourse analysis of 26 EHEA documents (1998–2024), we argue that the “periphery” is not merely a …
Home as a site of educational governance: How caregivers’ enforcement of homework reflects the devolution of school accountability
In England’s high-stakes accountability regime, schools routinely depend on parents to secure academic performance beyond the school day. This article conceptualises homework as a policy technology of governance that responsibilises caregivers and extends performative accountability into the domestic sphere, a perspective that has received limited attention in UK education policy research. Drawing on a sequential mixed-methods study across three …
Political science (17 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Higher education (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (9 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (6 works) · Politics (6 works)